Quotes on Distinctions

Since my residence at Tippecanoe, we have endeavored to level all distinctions, to destroy village chiefs, by whom all mischiefs are done. It is they who sell the land to the Americans.

I am very honored for all the distinctions and accolades, but what I am most sensitive to is my clientele and the fact they are pleased with my food and my restaurants.

I have always worried about who can read, who can't, who doesn't, and the great, life-altering consequences hidden within those distinctions.